A construction worker was seriously burned by liquid asphalt while working at a home in the Tucson Mountains Friday afternoon, officials said.
The 30-year-old worker was part of a roofing crew at a site near West Ironwood Hill and North Summit drives about 2:30 p.m. when he tried to put out a fire that had started in a bucket of liquid asphalt. A cover he put over the bucket broke and the worker’s foot fell into the molten liquid, said Capt. Adam Goldberg, of the Northwest Fire District.
The worker received second degree burns to his right lower leg and right arm from the splash caused by his leg falling into the bucket, he said in a news release.
The lower leg burns are very concerning as they surround the entire lower ankle area. “We call this a circumferential burn, which can have devastating effects on a limb.” Jason
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Garza, the paramedic who treated the patient, says in the release. The worker was taken to University Medical Center.
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